| 1 Kings 17 | |
|---|---|
 The pages containing the Books of Kings (1 & 2 Kings) Leningrad Codex (1008 CE). | |
| Book | First book of Kings |
| Hebrew Bible part | Nevi'im |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 4 |
| Category | Former Prophets |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 11 |
1 Kings 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE.[3] This chapter belongs to the section comprising 1 Kings 16:15 to 2 Kings 8:29 which documents the period of Omri's dynasty.[4] The focus of this chapter is the activity of prophet Elijah during the reign of king Ahab in the northern kingdom.[5]
- ^ Halley 1965, pp. 197–198.
- ^ Collins 2014, p. 288.
- ^ McKane 1993, p. 324.
- ^ Dietrich 2007, p. 244.
- ^ Dietrich 2007, p. 245.